President Buhari May Extend December Deadline For The Boko Haram Sect

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the December deadline he gave to the military to defeat militant Islamist group Boko Haram could be extended. "If there are exigencies that require the modification of the time frame, the federal government will not hesitate to do so," Mr Buhari is quoted as saying by Nigeria's Chief of Defence staff. 

In August, Mr Buhari ordered the military to end the insurgency in the north-east of the country by the end of the year. Although the military has succeeded in taking back most of the territories held by Boko Haram, the militants continue to carry out suicide attacks.